Comments on: Paradigm Shift: The New 'New' Thing http://trademesuccesssecrets.com/2008/01/paradigm-shift-the-new-new-thing/ The blog of the book about Trade Me Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: auctionitis http://trademesuccesssecrets.com/2008/01/paradigm-shift-the-new-new-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-57 auctionitis Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:01:55 +0000 http://trademesuccesssecrets.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/paradigm-shift-the-new-new-thing/#comment-57 It would be interesting to see the comparison on a same time of the year by year analysis. I can clearly see the rise of the new goods on TradeMe but I also wondered if the 'drop' in second hand goods at xmas time can be attributed to the 'at home recyclers' selling off their unwanted household goods, kids clothes that they've grown out of etc. Possibly the Mum's (and Dads) that seem to drive a section of the second hand market are busy with xmas and kids and not Trade Me... In any event the new goods section will only get bigger - where is the QUALITY goods in home and living tho? I recently spent hours on TradeMe looking for quality new homewares - I ended up trawling the categories then going to other online outlets and purchasing there. Still plenty of untapped markets I think but the no contact details rules probably stymies many honourable seller of larger household items such as beds, tables etc - the stuff I was looking for! No good buying a mattress that turns out to be made of rocks no matter how cheap it is ;) Tracey It would be interesting to see the comparison on a same time of the year by year analysis.

I can clearly see the rise of the new goods on TradeMe but I also wondered if the ‘drop’ in second hand goods at xmas time can be attributed to the ‘at home recyclers’ selling off their unwanted household goods, kids clothes that they’ve grown out of etc.
Possibly the Mum’s (and Dads) that seem to drive a section of the second hand market are busy with xmas and kids and not Trade Me…

In any event the new goods section will only get bigger – where is the QUALITY goods in home and living tho? I recently spent hours on TradeMe looking for quality new homewares – I ended up trawling the categories then going to other online outlets and purchasing there. Still plenty of untapped markets I think but the no contact details rules probably stymies many honourable seller of larger household items such as beds, tables etc – the stuff I was looking for! No good buying a mattress that turns out to be made of rocks no matter how cheap it is ;)

Tracey

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